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"A COSTLY OBJECT LlssoN-A jolly party was Sit
ting around table at a restaurant &C FRANKFORT
on-tne-M Main, Germany, talking about the numer-
Gus tneits OF fall overcoats which had lately been
agreed that such thing could not possibly hap
pen 10 one OF them, as they had their eyes wide
open. nevertheless "interposed gentleman SIT
ing tne next table, Il would, II need be, UNDER
lake 70 prove that any one OF your coats could
easily De distracted from under your very nosesD
Iney were astonished, but he explained that 1t
esting conversation, and while he continued under
Ihs innuence 70 arise take his overcoat put 1t on
bow. The entire company kept up q continuous
roar OF Laughter at the amusing tale and the still
more entertaining practical illustration with
Wnicn Inc Ieiator accompanied his words ana
walked out OF the door. he did not come back.
500 IN IT.
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young fellow Of my acquaintance tells me that
friend OF his always practices, however trying
the circumstances or whatever his physical con-
diton, that unselfsh civtlity which distinguishes
the true gentleman And he related the follow
ing incident: Last September we took a canoe
trip together, and on going down some rapids we
were upset and found ourselves floating about In
a sort OF bay where the river widened AS the
weather was cold, We were pretty tnickly dressed
ana our boots were heavy, so That tine situation
was rather precarious. We were struggling toward
shore, and he had his paddle, but had lost mine
Seeing that was lii .tfficultles, although he was
Just as badly on himself, he said, "Take my paddle
old fellow, don't want II; DO oolige meD believe
should have laughed, II l had not been AFRAID OF
drowning, at the contrast between his statement
that he vi as ali rgnt and the gasping voice in
which IL was spoken However, We got ashore
safely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-08

A CoLoRED EXPOSITION AT NEW ORIRASs.-The
nrst exposition OF the Louisiana CoIored state
Fair Association - In progress az New Orleans
There are over 400 money premiums, besides gold
dlery and other articles OF value offered as prizes
To grace the exercises OF opening day the various
commercial exchanges OF New Orleans, the vet
eran associations OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic and OF the armies OF Northern Virginia
and Tennessee, and other pubic bodies were In
yited 20 attend. The 10th day Of November Will
be celebrated Is education day. when the great
oufpounng Of school csildren with appropriate
musical exercises viii be arranged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-08
Water.Main Tax Again.

To tbs Editor OF IHE EVENING STAR:
In the water-tax delverance given In The STAR
OF last evening occurs a ludicrOus error made By
the writer. IL Is found In the third paragraph
from the bottom. where It mentions the things
taxpayer may insist upon. 1t was copied By mis-
take from the brief In the case named in the early
part OF the opinion. The question was the same
the statutes copied into the OpniOn) provides for
different condltlOns-nOt affecting the legal con-
ciusion- IL a careless error, and not detected
by me. i am Indebted TO Col Ludlow for an early
opportunity for correction, and Will be Indebted
10 you for giving this acknOw ledgment. A. q. r
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Peers rs Money Lenders.

From the London Truth
Our peers are looking round IN order 20 make
two ends meet, and some OF them have gone into
tns money-lending business There was a row a
few weeks ago between two earls. One earl had
lent friend money at IL per cent. and wished TO
make him bankrupt, as he could not repay the
ADVANCE and the Interest. Another earl pointed
out 10 him that nObiesse obIi0e and mai n ner
could sue In a court OF law
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=, THE PorE,s JUBILEE CEL.sRA11oS.LThe program

The Pores JUBILEE CELEBRATION.-The program
OF the ceremonies attending the celebration OF the
pope's jubilee has been made public. December 81
tine pope will receive the members OF the interna-
tional committee, who will present him with GIFT
OF loo 600 lire. January the pope will celebrate
lie reception at the church OF San Lorenzo. On the
4th and 5th he Will receive foreign Populations
presented TO him. ON the 18th the pope will Canon
,ile Ten saints Five wagons laden with presents
Tor the pope, from Austria and Hungary, arrived
IN Rome yesterday. An exhibition OF presents for
the pope was opened at the archbishop's palace in
Paris yesterday. The display, which is very r1ch,
includes gifts from the count and countess OF
the Orleans family.
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prPHrHEKIA EPIDEMIC In North JERsEY.-A sre

DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC IN NORTH JERsEY.-A spe-
ial TO the Philadelphia STR from Hackett stownN N.
j., November 3, says: The diphtheria epidemic is
still raging with unaba,ed fury throughout this
entire region. A short time ago Mrs. John Cole
OF this place, gave birth TO child, and a day or
two afterward she was taken Ill with the disease
and died very suddenly. The baby died the sa e
day, and within week four-year-Old Child OF the
family succumbed TO the disease. brother
and sister OF Mrs. Cole have since died with the
same disease In school district No. 20, Of Jersey
CITY, the schools have all been closed and so have
several Of the schools In Hudson County.
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They all shouted ..Mr~. C,ex.,a.a 8,

q
The subject OF human greatness was touched
upon In q sunday-schOOl class and the teacher
aptly Illustrated by reference TO the President
Then she made the application s.Now, children
great as the President is, wise and all that, as
nuch as he Is loved and honOred, there rs one we
should love and homer far above the Presiden, q,
this great country. Do you know who thar is-',
The teacher paused. sOlemnly and reverently for
an answer. And she got It. Not from one or two
or three OF the class But IN concert and ins:anta
aeously every little boy and girl shouted out :
..MrA Cleveland"
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LOuisv,lle,s EIopemems Boom.

From the Louisville Commercial
II something Amt done soon to put stop TO
eiopements throughout the State Wen have to
build bridge from here TO Jacksonville. One
boat can't attend 10 the business. Down in Har-
din and up In Shelby counties the epidemic is so
bad that the old folks won't 90 bed at night un-
I'll they put halter their daughters and Tie the
other end Of II TO their wrists wnen they go to
steep.
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Underground Wires In Great Britain.
From the New York Fire and Water

From the New York Fire and Water
Some very interesting facts concerning under
ground wires In Great Britain were given recently
by w. II. Preece, In paper read before the Society
OF Arts ''In London alone" he said, 1--WE have POS
miles OF pipe containing 1O,2l2 miles OF WIRE In
fact, ali great trunk lines are out of danger OF
stoppage from storms. We have 1858 miles OF open
wire Included within the metropolitan area, but
these are chiefly In The suburbs, and Include lony
outlying sections, Used etIuer for police Or HE
rsade wires or for private persons There are Pa
Offices In London now served wholly by buried
WIRE" IL appears that In 1856 there were in the
United Kingdom 26,426 niles OF overhead tele-
graph lines, embracing lao, $50 miles OF wire, and
677 miles OF underground iines, with 1905 miles
OF wire. IL Is estimated that 10 connect only the
more important towns by underground wires, and
"unltins these towns by less than half the exist
ing number OF overhead wires, would cost some
thing like e., SOC, OO0" Of submarine cable there
are now ll2,6 nautical miles, which has alb
sOrbed capital OF S}7 100000 The larger part Of
this. or 102, 23l miles, Is owned by twenty-seven
private companies, having from one 20 fifty three
cables each
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NEW YoRKs ELECTION INSPECTORS OF THE LABOR
PAkrY.-Ine New York supreme court yesterday
afternoon handed down opinion In the NTH
election lnspectOrShlp case upon the report or the
referee, anu granted mandaLnus compelling the
police board TO appoint the inspectors named by
the unite labor party. A motion for a stay OF
proceedings Was denied. The sl2 election insoec-
tors were sworn Ia last nignt.
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MAYOR LATRoBE AGAIN IS

MAYOR LATRoBE AGAIN INAUGURATED.-Gen. F.
c. LitrOoe Wa, indugurated mayor OF Baltimore
Yesterday. lie was received Ia the ofice by retlr-
ing Mayor Hodges.who made an address regarding
his administration Gen. Latrobe made a shori
address, In which he promised economy and the
necessity therefor, In view OF the failure of the
Bal lio e and ONO RailrUa TO declare a dividend
and said ne Will require sobriety In his appolnIees
whether on duty or not. THIS Il the MIN lime
Gen. LatrObe mas been elected mayor OF RaltImora
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SUICIDE OF TEXAS GIKI--Miss Ashley. Young
girl visiting the faily OF W. l. Watkins, OF Gates
Vile, Texas, committed suicide saturday evening
Miss Ashley 5 parents reside sume distance IN the
country and sue has been a frequent visitor 20
Mr.. Watkins house. IL had been noticed Dy the
family that she seemed respondent Tor several
days, but saturday she seemed unusually cheer
ful after dim r.. Alter a time Mrs. Watkins missed
her, and on search being made she was found
hanging from the ceiling OF servants house In
the yard Her neck was broken, and she had been
dead some time. No cause is known for the rash
act
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ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATKs-The London
Times, commenting on a recent report on the
status OF aliens In the United States, says the
states concerned may not soon repent the steps
taken but disinterested bystanders will feei that
there has been distinct retrogressiOn, and that
the Immediate gain will be outwelghed by the re-
mote evils flowing from the qualification OF q
spirit OF exclusiveness, narrowness and Jealousy.
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I'VE ind that Miss Lilly was accidentally killed
" laLnhg over prec1pice while walking In her
sleep, was the verdict q Jury at Yarmouth North
Wales recently rendered On the death OF q young
woman VINO, IL Is believed, while In a somnambu-
Istic state, walked out OF her house. and was
io1nd AT The base OF chn 90 feet hugh.
owing 10 the impossbiliIy OF perfectlng the de-
taiIs 10 relation 10 placing the submarine mines,
the proposed sham battle at Newport has been
postponed until tomorrow,
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meeting OF the Montreal city council yesterday al
ternoon Mayor Abbott presented the report OF the
CIVIC onbery Investigation committee, which was
signed BY three members III the committee and
himself. The report stated that nothing had been
proved against the persons accused Alderman
Motifs, the other member Of the committee, how
ever submitted minority report, taxing exception
70 the report OF the committee, and contendlng
that IL was proved that undue influence was used:
OBJECT OF influencing aldermen, and that the coun-
Gu should express the opinion that ex-A ldermen
hoy, RoDert and Hagar were guilty Of violations
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
RANK SPOIL SMEN.
A Sample of Republican Reform" froI
the Empire State.

A Sample of Republican Reform" from
the Empire State.
The Republican party out of power
Is as virtuous in its professions of de-
yotion to Civil-Service reform as the
old couplet represents the devil to have
been in respect to sainthood when he
was sick.
What the Republican party is when
it has even a remnant of power is
shown by the course of its Senators at
Albany. The present Quarantine Com
missioners, who are notoriously parti-
san and personal jobbers. have held
Office for four years beyond the expi-
ration of their terms. The present
health officer, who is notoriously mere
ly the henchman of that political boss,
ex-senator Platt, has held over for
three years beyond the expiration of
his term. The present Commissioners
of Immigration have held Office for
more than three years beyond the pas
sage of law intended to vest their
powers in a single commissioner.
Governor Cleveland nominated un-
exceptionable men for these offices, but
a Republican Senate refused to con-
firm them. Governor Hill has again
nominated good men-conceded on all
sides to be such-and the Senate pur-
poses to chang them up" The Re-
publican party thus puts itself on rec
ord as not only treating the offices as
spoils, by holding on TO them after the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
HARD ON INcoMPETENTs.
Why Incapable Republican Clerks Object
to the New Civil-Seryice Rules.

Why Incapable Republican Clerks Object
to tho New Civil-scryice Rules.
Beyond all doubt, the prospect of be-
ing subjected to an examination as to
fitness is alarming to hundreds of the
petted favorites at Washington. They
protest that they do not want to be pro-
moted; that they are content modestly
to hold on to what they have, and con-
tinue in the discharge of duties in
which they have become proficient.
The cool, sequestered wales they move
in now are good enough. Theirs are
not grasping souls. The truth is that
they fear, not only an examination as
to their personal capacity, but an in
quiry that may end in demonstrating
their superfuousness. They dread the
disclosure that there is so little for
them to do; that they have for years
been practically their own masters;
that they are to be found at all hours at
their clubs or going the society rounds,
and, in word, that the Government is
swindled every time they draw their
pay. Nine out of ten of these men are
Republicans or Republican sympathiz-
ers; nine out of ten bewailed the down
fall of the Republican dynasty and the
overthrow of Republican methods.
Nine out of ten of them have, ever
since March 4, 1885. shivered in the
shadow of coming exposure and re.
form. The dreaded hour has come,
however, and all good citizens look to
the Democratic party to make the in
vestigation searching and exhaustive,
and to apply without favor the agencies
of complete and comprehensive re-
form.-M. Y Star.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
Why She Wants to Marry.

Constance is very young, but she is
also better worth quoting than most
grown people. Her envy was some
what aroused by the fact that a we'd
ding was about to take place in the
family of her little playmate, and that
the playmate thereby had the adyan-
tage of her; so she remarked. very
complacently, to her little friend s
mamma:
'.Mrs. -, did you know that I was
engaged to be married."
"Why, no, Conny; is that sop
Eyes, ma am; I'm engaged to Fritz
Ward" (small boy of her acquaint-
ance). "He doesn't know it, but I've
got to explain it to him.
"Well, Conny, do you expect to be
married soonp'
"Well, 1 hope so. The fact is, Tn,
tired of being spanked, and think We'll
be married very soon. "-Harpers' Mag
Gzine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
EXCHANGE ECHOES.

The reconstruction OF the navy
is going on with such vigor that within
five years the country will have twen-
ty-five serviceable vessels, counting
the five double-turreted monitors as
available for defensive purposes
Springfield Republican.
As to the new South, it is not
headed in the direction of Republican
ism. The new South is Democratic to
the core, and will remain so until it is
assured by the dissolution of the party
of Mr.. Blaine that there is to be no
more sectionalism in the politics of
this Republic. Constitution.
--Ex-Postmaster General Frank
Hatton thinks that Sherman is the
strongest man that the Republicans
can nominate next year; that Blaine
would be beaten worse than he was in
1884, and that the party will not have
any thing resembling walk-over, it
doesn't matter who is nominated
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Republican organs are wont to
speak of "the Unsuitable hunger for
spoils of the Democratic party but
can they tell us when any Republican
Administration has ever cut down the
expenses of Government by abolishing
fat but unnecessary officesp It is not
remembered that such a thing has
gone into the Republican record.-Chi.
cago Times.
-"What answer could President
Cleveland make, inquiries the Tribune,
''if Great Britain should urge payment
of the Virginia bonds and Virginia
should refuse to payP" President
Cleveland would probably tell Great
Britain that Uncle Sam is not col
lector for j. Bull. But if MIR. Blaine
were President he might say, as he
does in his history, that the United
States Government itself should pay
the debt of Virginia-M y World.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
CREMATION FAVORED.

A Committee of the American Medical
Association Thinks It the Truest Means
of Preventing the Communication OF
Disease from Dead Bodies.
CHICAGO, June 10.-There was large at
tendance at the meeting of the American
Hall yesterday morning, number
of ladies being in the audience.
The time was consumed in listening
to the reports of various COM
mittees and the discussion of the various
papers that were read. DIR. Keller, of
Arkansas, chairman Of the Committee
on Cremation, was not present, and his re-
port was read by DR.. Morris, Of Balti-
more. The report says that new facts
Of a practical character have come
to the notice of the committee during
the year. The committee recommend
ed the use of chemical disinfectants
and burial in temporary coff1ns, and
said that cremation would come in proper
time. Caustic lime or chloride of zinc are
specially adapted to the rapid disintegra
tion of the dead body. Continuing. the re-
port says:
1.-THE old.fashioned triple coffin and the vault
should be entirely discarded Earth-to-earth
burial should, as far as possible, be
encouraged As our cities increase, as
our populations thicken, the evils of oul
present mode of burial will increase. II
the end 1t will be found that cremation is the
truest, safest means Of escape from the evils
incident to the decomposition of the dead. The
committee recommended the adoption Of the
following:
"Resolued, That it is the judgment Of tht
American Medical Association that the buria
of all persons dying OF zymotic diseases SHOULD
be placed by law under the control of the
health authorities, and that in all such cases o.
disease chemical agents should be used by suct
authorities to bring about a rapid disintegra
ton. OF the dead body"
Without discussion the resolutions was
referred to the Committee on Health
Boards for further action.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
THE USE OF LOOMS.
Playful Creatures That Make Magnifice
Sport for City Shootists.

Playful Creatures That Make Magnificent
Sport for City Shootists.
The crazy scream of the loon are
heard again through the silent watches
of the night and at early morn. Seven
were seen sporting themselYes- in.
Pigeon Lake the other morning. 1t
will be good thing if they become
numerous around here, as they will
make magnificent sport for the inno-
cent shootists who come in the summer
with their kits. If there is anything
that will tickle loon half to death it
is to get pair of breach-loading.
nickel-mounted, double and twist,
brown canvas, copper-riveted through
out, city sportsman after him. He will
stand on his head and kick at the
clouds with delight. He will
sit on the water like an old
fashioned three decker, with his of
eye shut and his beak on the
grin. till the city chaps thinks that if
he can't blow that galoot clean out of
the water at the first pop it would be
useless his shooting at a barn. Then
he draws up, holds his breath. shuts
his eyes, and pops. So likewise does
the loon, and while the sport is con-
fusedly looking for the pieces, the loon
comes up within four feet and half Of
the boat and laughs-a wild lunatic
laugh, that would put unhoiy thoughts
into the very best church deacon that
ever lived. Then the rowing and
shooting commences, and if the loon
does not take at least five hours hilari-
Gus fun out of them, why he must be a
young one and not feeling extra well.
Yes, looms should be encouraged
Bobcaygeo,s Independent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
Boston and Detroit.


1t was on west-bound train. A Bos-
ton young gentleman had struck up a
conversational acquaintance with a
Detroit young lady.
"Do you like SmollettP"
"l-I guess I've never seen him.
Who's he withp"
The Boston young man started, but.
fearing that he had been misunderstood,
he needed not the query.
"You are surely fond of Fieldingr'
he continued.
"Oh. yes. it will do," replied the De
troit girl, ''but slugging is what / like,
and you just wait till our big four gel
after your bean-eaters-they'n make
'em think it's raining base-balls out in
the back end of your park. - Chicsgt
Herald.